The two-run homer helped rookie Nick Kingham win his second straight big league start in the Pittsburgh Pirates' 6-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night.A look at what's happening all around the majors Friday:Major League Baseball returns to Mexico in the regular season for the first time in nearly two decades when the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego play a three-game series in Monterrey.
He finished with one hit and nine strikeouts on 98 pitches (72 strikes) after being recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis earlier in the day.PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nick Kingham waited a long, long time to make it to a major league mound. The Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher retired the first 20 batters he faced on Sunday against the St. Louis Cardinals. Nick Kingham was looking for history during his first Major League Baseball start. Get the latest stats, rankings, scouting reports, and more about Pittsburgh Pirates player Nick Kingham on Baseball America Kingham took a perfect game into the seventh inning of his first big league start, retiring the first 20 batters in Pittsburgh's 5-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. Kingham went on to record his first career win as the Pirates won 5–0. WASHINGTON (AP) — Pirates rookie Nick Kingham's nearly perfect debut has earned him at least one more start in the majors. Get the latest news, stats, videos, highlights and more about relief pitcher Nick Kingham on ESPN. Naturally, this velocity spike led to a decrease in vertical break of four inches, which unfortunately did not have the impact desired in the strikeout department as he saw that number dip from five last year to one this year despite throwing it 40 times more. Kingham reportedly earns around $575 thousand as his yearly salary from Pittsburgh PiratesFurther, Nick Kingham has an estimated net worth of over $500 thousand. Kingham made his major league debut on April 29, 2018, against the St. Louis Cardinals. When he finally got there, the moment was nearly perfect.Kingham started out better than any pitcher in more than a half-century, taking a perfect game into the seventh inning of his big league debut and leading the Pittsburgh Pirates over the St. Louis Cardinals 5-0 Sunday.Kingham retired the first 20 batters before Paul DeJong singled down the left-field line with two outs in the seventh.PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nick Kingham of the Pittsburgh Pirates lost his bid for a perfect game in his major league debut when Paul DeJong of the St. Louis Cardinals singled with two outs in the seventh inning.The home crowd responded with an ovation before Kingham retired Marcell Ozuna.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nick Kingham has enjoyed the consistency.A fourth-round pick by the Pirates in 2010, Kingham’s career as a starting pitcher...Milwaukee Brewers (32-26, second in the NL Central) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (28-28, third in the NL Central)Pittsburgh Pirates (25-25, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Cincinnati Reds (24-28, fifth in the NL Central)PITTSBURGH (AP) — Top pitching prospect Mitch Keller will make his major league debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates in a doubleheader Monday against the Cincinnati Reds.Pittsburgh Pirates (20-18, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (23-19, second in the NL West)Pittsburgh Pirates (20-17, third in the NL Central) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (22-19, second in the NL West)Texas Rangers (16-17, third in the AL West) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (17-15, fourth in the AL Central)PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Shelby Miller (1-2,...PITTSBURGH (AP) — Down four on the road late against a team feeding off the adrenaline of its home opener, the St. Louis Cardinals waited patiently for the buzz to wear off.CINCINNATI (AP) — Corey Dickerson led off the game by plunking the top of Cincinnati pitcher Anthony DeSclafani's left foot with a sharp grounder.Then the Pittsburgh left fielder really did some damage.Dickerson hit two first-pitch home runs, rookie Nick Kingham overcame another rain delay to pitch six shutout innings and drive in two runs, and the Pirates beat the Reds 6-2 Saturday for their season-high eighth straight win.PITTSBURGH (AP) — With the Pittsburgh Pirates struggling to score runs, rookie pitcher Nick Kingham came through to give himself some run support.Kingham pitched six solid innings and drove in two runs, helping the Pirates avoid a three-game sweep with a 4-1 win against the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.CHICAGO (AP) — Jon Lester combined with two relievers on a one-hitter, and the Cubs took advantage of a first-inning slip by center fielder Starling Marte in a 2-0 victory Saturday over the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago's 11th win in 13 games.Lester (7-2) allowed a two-out triple in the third to Austin Meadows, then retired Starling Marte on a groundout. It'll be a matchup of promising rookies when Joey Lucchesi starts for the Padres against Walker Buehler at Estadio de Beisbol Monterrey.WASHINGTON (AP) — Pirates rookie Nick Kingham's nearly perfect debut has earned him at least one more start in the majors.Kingham took a perfect game into the seventh inning of his first big league start, retiring the first 20 batters in Pittsburgh's 5-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday.He left after seven innings, allowing one hit on 98 pitches, in the best debut by a major league starter in more than a half-century.PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nick Kingham carried a perfect game into the seventh inning in his major league debut to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to their fifth straight win, 5-0 over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday.Kingham, a 26-year-old rookie right-hander, retired 20 straight before Paul DeJong singled down the left-field line with two outs in the seventh. Director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk says he expects 10 days being enough time for Nova to recover.PITTSBURGH (AP) — Josh Harrison has been activated from the disabled list by the Pittsburgh Pirates after missing five weeks with a broken left pinkie, a week less than originally forecast.Harrison started Sunday against San Diego, his first appearance since he was hit by a pitch from Miami's Jose Urena on April 15.